It's been reported that Oeko-Tex Standard 100, an international testing and certification system for textiles, limiting the use of certain chemicals has banned the use of two types of fabric flame retardants and have also restricted the use of certain phthalates in interior textiles and outerwear.

Conect is pleased to confirm that we will have an open day on December Monday the 8th in Melbourne in conjunction with Siser Heat Transfer products to show case their range of products and how they can add value to the sports garment and clothing markets.

Many manufacturers label their products “green” without really being able to furnish proof of ecological harmlessness. The Oeko-Tex Standard has clearly raised the bar for the textiles industry in this regard.

Croation company Azon have introduced a textile printer cal TexPro, a unit that they claim will print up to 70 light T-Shirts an hour. If white ink is being used, the production rate falls to about 12-15 shirts per hours.

It's been reported in Japan that Japanese printing company Dai Nippon Printing Co and textile maker Gunze Ltd are each working to commercialise inexpensive, pigment-sensitised solar cells as early as 2010, joining the ranks of nonelectronics companies trying to break into the solar cell business.

Kornit Digital will showcase its industry solutions at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008 (July 27th-31st, 2008, Shanghai, China) and will feature the Kornit 933 which the company claims is the first and only digital add-on station for screen printing carousels.